The price of land is pretty much steady throughout American history. That’s why raw land is still a decent investment. So, they spent an awful lot of hard, back-breaking labor to come up with 25 bucks.
And those stones weren’t cheap then either.
I can remember selling a bushel of beans, peas, etc for $5. I even picked cotton one summer and that was enough. I was glad my uncle said that one year was more than enough experience. There is a lot of cotton in a bale. I treasure my memories of growing up on a farm. All of my older relatives are gone except for two aunts. Even my cousins are gone. It is hard being the older generation. I have a cousin who is about 85 and my brother is 80. No one had money when all of us were growing up but we had things money could not buy-—love, support, memories, I always wondered about my mom talking about her childhood memories. Now, at 70, I understand. They are our good ole days and doggone it, I miss them!